How to Play 5 Card Draw
How to Play 5 Card Draw
5 card draw is the game that many people grew up playing around the kitchen table. In this game, the object is to make the best five card hand after one draw. Like hold'em, it's a game that is easy to learn, but takes a long time to really master.
Rules of Five Card Draw
Similar to flop games, draw games are played with blinds. Each player is dealt five hole cards that only they can see. The first player after the big blind has the option to fold, call, or raise. Action continues clockwise around the table until betting is complete for the round.
Once the first round of betting is complete, there is a draw. That is, each player selects which (if any) cards he wishes to discard by clicking on them. By clicking a second time on a card that you have planned to discard, you remove it from the discard set. Discarding continues clockwise around the table. When it is your turn to discard, you press the button to confirm you wish to discard the selected cards.
After the first draw, there is another round of betting, beginning with the first active player to the left of the button. So the sequence of action is:
- Five cards dealt to each player
- Betting round number one which begins with the player to left of the Big Blind
- Draw
- Betting round number two which begins with the player to left of the Button
- Showdown (if necessary)
- Showdown - Determining the Winner
The player with the best five card hand wins the pot. After the pot is awarded to the best hand, a new game of Five Draw is ready to be played.
If two or more hands have the same value, the pot is equally split among them. There is no precedent of suit for the purposes of awarding the pot.
